Where does “tuskjas” come from?
tuskjas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
tuskjas (Proto-Balto-Slavic): empty
Ancestry of “tuskjas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
Words derived from “tuskjas”